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- symbol. (noun) Anything that represents something else. Example: @ means at, $ means United States dollar, % means percentage, © means copyright, ® means registered, € means euro, ¥ means yen, and ∞ means infinity. Audio Pronunciation: (sym·bol). Download Audio Pronunciation: symbol.mp3. Usage Notes: 1  Plural: symbols. 2  Also called symbolic representation. 3  Types: status symbol.
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symbol Definition of symbol for Students. 1  1 : something that stands for something else : emblem The eagle is a symbol of the United States. 2  2 : a letter, character, or sign used instead of a word to represent a quantity, position, relationship, direction, or something to be done The sign + is the symbol for addition.
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Definition of Symbol in Fiction Writing Definition of Symbol in Fiction Writing. Definition: A symbol is a person, place, or thing comes to represent an abstract idea or concept -- it is anything that stands for something beyond itself. Examples: The character of the madwoman in the attic in the novel Jane Eyre is identified in Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea as a symbol for women's hidden rage.
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- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. symbol (Noun). Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship. The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.
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Symbol A red octagon symbolizes stop even without the word. A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. All communication (and data processing) is achieved through the use of symbols.
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- Symbol: something that means more than what it is. It is an object, a person, a situation, an action, or some other item that has a literal meaning in the story but suggests or represents other meanings as well.
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symbol something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. 2. a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: the algebraic symbol x; the chemical symbol Au.
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symbol noun. The Jack o'lantern is a symbol of Halloween. The Jack o'lantern is a symbol of Halloween. The definition of a symbol is something that stands for or represents something else. An example of symbol is a jack o' lantern representing Halloween.ymbol-Computer Definition. 1  A sign that has a specific meaning in a specific context, such as mathematics. 2  Something that represents or suggests something else, usually something abstract. 3  In digital communications, the smallest amount of data transmitted at one time.
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A Symbol in Language and Literature A symbol is a person, place, action, word, or thing that (by association, resemblance, or convention) represents something other than itself. Verb: symbolize. Adjective: symbolic. In the broadest sense of the term, all words are symbols. In language studies, symbol is sometimes used as another term for logograph.
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- The symbol ® is a notice of registered ownership used in many countries or regions to advise the public that a trademark or service mark is registered and to provide constructive notice of the legal ownership status of the mark with which it is used.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (3.40 / 5 votes) Rate this definition: symbol (Noun). A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. symbol (Noun). Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.symbol (Noun). A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.he dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea. symbol (Noun). A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
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- A symbol is an object or a concept that represents, stands for or suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for STOP.
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- Prices are set in US dollars per troy ounce (31.1g) for 99.9% min. osmium content. Prices indicated below reflect the prices published on the first day of each month per one troy ounce of osmium.
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Symbol Definition: A symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone.efinition: A symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone.
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symbolism Definition of symbolism for English Language Learners. : 1  the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, etc. : 2  the particular idea or quality that is expressed by a symbol.
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- 1 symbol. noun sym·bol \ˈsim-bəl\. Tweet. : an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality. : a letter, group of letters, character, or picture that is used instead of a word or group of words.ictionary. noun sym·bol \ˈsim-bəl\. Tweet. : an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality. : a letter, group of letters, character, or picture that is used instead of a word or group of words.
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- Medical Definition of SYMBOL. : something that stands for or suggests something else: as a: an arbitrary or conventional sign used in writing or printing relating to a particular field to represent operations, quantities, elements, relations, or qualities.
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- symbol (Noun). A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. symbol (Noun). Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.
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icon 2. an image, picture, representation, etc. 3. a person or thing regarded as a symbol of a belief, nation, community, or cultural movement. 4. a person regarded as a sex symbol or as a symbol of the latest fashion trends. 5. (Computer Science) a pictorial representation of a facility available on a computer system, that enables the facility to be activated by means of a screen cursor rather than by a textual instruction.
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- A symbol is an object or a concept that represents, stands for or suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity.Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs.For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for STOP. symbol is an object or a concept that represents, stands for or suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity.
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Definitions &Translations symbol (Noun). Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship. The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.
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symbol Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. A printed or written sign used to represent an operation, an element, a quantity, or a relation, as in mathematics or chemistry.
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Definition and Examples of Symbolism By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Broadly, the term symbolism may refer to symbolic meaning or the practice of investing things with a symbolic meaning. See also: 1  Metaphor. 2  Sign.
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Definition and Examples of Symbolism Symbolism is the use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Symbolism is the use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Definition and Examples of Symbolism
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Symbolism Symbolism Definition. Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.
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- A symbol is an object or a concept that represents, stands for or suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity.Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs.n the book Signs and Symbols, it is stated that A symbol ... is a visual image or sign representing an idea -- a deeper indicator of a universal truth. Symbols are a means of complex communication that often can have multiple levels of meaning.